Research and planning: film magazine anaylsis 1

This a magazine cover of Empire magazine with main focus film being 'The dark knight'. The genre of the magazine focuses on films and uses conventions like a masthead, a slug line, cover lines, a barcode, issue number and pricing to show this.

The genre of this cover in particular is 'The dark knight', and because the character on the front (the joker) typically wears a green waist coat in the films, green has been used in the three colour scheme. The three colour rule consists of lime green, black and white, and shows the darkness this horror films genre intends. Representation on this cover shows a middle aged man looking strangely in our direction, showing that this character will evidently be an evil character. The age this appeals to would be age 12A because there is no images of violence, or anything inappropriate, which is what the film itself was certificated. The shot type used in a close up, focusing completely on the characters face and the evil stare which is shown, this magazine is relevant to the film theme i am creating, as they match the conventions of a horror/thriller genre.